We also spoke directly about the painful ones when necessary.

There was no magical reconciliation, and I came to value that honesty.

My company changed too.

I hired managers who could disagree with me, required documented review of major transactions, and took time away without apology.

It startled me how much easier some decisions became once I stopped treating every question as a threat to my authority.

PART 13: THE RIVERFRONT AGAIN

Nearly a year after Raymond set the photograph on my desk, we returned to the same riverfront path where Savannah had been walking with the twins.